You need to set up a bank account on island at an institution that uses popmoney transfers. thanks you guys. husband is still wary of...

Funny, just got $$ from a VI account through popmoney. It all depends on whether or not a bank is signed up for popmoney service. Just checked the po...

thanks you guys. husband is still wary of paypal but I think it sounds like the easiest option. popmoney is an interbank service - similar to pa...

popmoney

Why would it matter if you are married if you have two single policies rather than a family? This was almost not true. BCBS was offering ...

Individual health insurance coverage isn't available to anyone, whether you're a mainland transplant or were born here and have lived here your whole ...

Unfortunately you may be wrong about being worse than the worst. Exactly. Anyone who thinks VI public schools are comparable to even the ...

The technology developing around robotic surgery should/will someday make it possible for a specialized surgeon to operate on someone in a remote loca...

An upcoming alternative is telemedicine. Haven't had need to use the service linked below and don't know if it will work in the VI - but might be wor...

It is the local gov that has turned down obamacare. Local gov doesn't care for the transplanted mainlanders for sure. Locals get free care through Med...

Not in the same location as Uniquities.

Another consideration is if you have pets. One of my cats is a rescue from a live aboard. Folks got him as a tiny kitten but he never adjusted to...

An upcoming alternative is telemedicine. Haven't had need to use the service linked below and don't know if it will work in the VI - but might be wor...

Indemnity coverage is a type that pays actual costs for covered illnesses up to a specific limit. They may pay a set dollar amount for each day you ar...

Thanks to all for your observations and insights. A couple of you mentioned concerns about medical care, and I've read about this concern in other fo...

- Will our mainland Health Insurance be accepted in STX (we'll be working virtually)? . Nope. And you can't buy private health insurance here. ...

Sorry, I tried to remove my snarky original post but got caught. I am outed as a badge carrying member of the grammar police. I hope the eve...

Agree w/ 411. First Annual Mammogram? First Annual Payment of Property Taxes? Maybe they're just really really sure the next one is happeni...

I always thought First Annual meant that they are hoping to make it an annual event so people look for it next year. Your journalism professor should ...

Something may be first .... something may be annual .... first annual - nah. Nonetheless, sounds like a fun venture. Wow, you're not even a ...

sounds like a fun venture.

We didn't have insurance for the first 10 years we lived here because we refused to pay the outrageous premiums being asked for sub par coverage. ...

I can believe that housing can be cheaper on STX. Crime may be more or less on STT or STX but the level of it being a problem is equal. The qua...

Where do you find the VI appraisal value online? You can find the VI appraisal value online prior to the sale and factor that in to the tra...

The problem with the stamp tax fees occurs when the property sells for less than the appraised value on the the property tax bill. They charge the tax...